OpenSS7 STREAMS ISDN -- alpha release introduction. 2008-10-31
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Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock
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OpenSS7 STREAMS ISDN
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Package strisdn-0.9.2.4 Released 2008-10-31.
This is alpha release software.
The following is an extract from the Installation and Reference Manual:
5.5 Bugs
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5.5.1 Defect Notices
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"OpenSS7 STREAMS ISDN" has unknown defects. This is an "alpha"
release. Some defects could be harmful. No validation testing
whatsoever has been performed by the `OpenSS7 Project' on this
software. The software might fail to configure or compile on some
systems. The `OpenSS7 Project' recommends that you do not use this
software for purposes other than develoment or evaluation, and then
only with great care. Use at your own risk. Remember that there is NO
WARRANTY.(1)
This software is alpha software. As such, it can likely crash your
kernel. Installation of the software can irreparably mangle your
header files or Linux distribution in such a way as to make it
unusable. Crashes could lock your system and rebooting the system
might not repair the problem. You can possibly lose all the data on
your system. Because this software can crash your kernel, the
resulting unstable system could destroy computer hardware or
peripherals making them unusable. You could void the warranty on any
system on which you run this software. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) See sections Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
under `GNU Affero General Public License',in the manual.
5.5.2 Known Defects
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With the exception of packages not originally created by the `OpenSS7
Project', the `OpenSS7 Project' software does not ship with known bugs
in any release stage except "pre-alpha". "OpenSS7 STREAMS ISDN" had no
known bugs at the time of release.
5.5.3 Defect History
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This section contains historical bugs that were encountered during
development and their resolutions. This list serves two purposes:
1. It captures bugs encountered between releases during development
that could possibly reoccur (and the Moon is made of blue cheese).
It therefore provides a place for users to look if they encounter
a problem.
2. It provides a low overhead bug list between releases for
developers to use as a `TODO' list.
Bugs
.....
This package is not completely implemented yet, so the bugs are still
being designed and will not be available until a later date.
`(no items)'
5.4.2 Alpha Releases
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"Alpha" releases are releases that have received little to no testing,
or that have been tested and contains known bugs or defects that make
the package unsuitable even for testing. The purpose for an "alpha"
release are the same as for the pre-alpha release, with the additional
purpose that it is an early release of partially functional code that
has problems that an external developer might be willing to fix
themselves and contribute back to the project.
"Alpha" release packages ship containing warnings that executing the
code can crash machines and might possibly do damage to systems upon
which it is executed.
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